Ames Courtwright
Ames Courtwright was held in the Portage County jail in Wisconsin, together with his brother Isaac, when he died on October 19, 1875. According to a New Orleans Bulletin editorial published October 22, 1875, about forty masked men rode into the town at night, broke open the jail, overpowered the watchman and chained him. The editorial says the men dragged the prisoners into the jail yard and hanged Ames from a tree. The editorial also says the men left no clue that could identify them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The New Orleans Bulletin editorial says about forty masked men broke into the Portage County jail in Wisconsin, overpowered the watchman and hanged Ames Courtwright from a tree.
Reported by: New Orleans Bulletin editorial (reporters).